Rosenbaum discovers "hidden clue" on cardiogram
...f Medicine that highlights this pattern for easier detection by physicians. This test, similar to a routineexercise stress test, currently is awaiting FDA approval. "When the test becomes available," Rosenbaum says, "physicians will be able to screen patients quickly for ventriculararrhythmia and prescribe the...Scientists can now see sense of smell
...sing centers in the brain. The scientists' detection method depended on the fact that active cellsconsume more oxygen, converting oxygen-carrying oxyhemoglobin todeoxyhemoglobin. Since deoxyhemoglobin absorbs red light more than theoxygenated form, the scientists could distinguish activated glomeruli ...Implanted defibrillators and anti-theft systems appear safe under normal circumstances
...ms."Now, one should not lean on or linger in theft detection devices becauseadverse events can happen, no question. But in normal use, there should benothing to worry about," says Zipes, Distinguished Professor of Medicine andPharmacology at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. A...New imaging method in development to show Alzheimer's progression
...ton computed tomography (SPECT) that relies on the detection of gammaparticles emitted by the trace amounts of radioactive technetium probe. "Our goal," Lansbury states, "is to prepare compounds that can cross theblood-brain barrier effectively and bind to brain amyloid, allowing its precisequantitation." In ...Study shows benefit of pioneering U-M program for newborns at risk of hearing impairment
...rt on thepioneering program. The successful early detection of immediate or delayed damage - found in 6.4percent of the infants studied - allowed babies to be fitted with hearing aidsbefore their development was affected. After 10 years of testing at the U-Minvolving more than 2,100 babies, the encouraging re...Are the signs of dyslexia in a newborn baby?
... their brain waves just hours after birth. Earlier detection maymake it possible to reduce or even eliminate reading problems in childhood. Dyslexia, a learning disability characterised by problems reading andwriting, is thought to afflict around 5 per cent of the world's population.Children are often...Hypothyroidism during pregnancy linked to lower IQ for child
...ealthy mothers. These findings suggest that early detection and treatment ofhypothyroidism in pregnant women m...dverse effects. "These findings suggest that early detection and treatment for hypothyroidism ofthe mother during pregnancy might be an important factor in the i...Renowned researcher in prenatal diagnostics joins Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
... on the back of an unborn baby's neckcould improve detection of chromosome defects, such as Down syndrome, at a...lblood protein markers are taken into account, the detection rate may be as highas 90 percent. When these non-invasive early screenings provide good news about ...New test can better uncover hidden breast cancer
...en with breast cancermore effectively than current detection methods, better indicating which womenneed aggress...essary for them, Cote said. Cote said the antibody detection method holds promise for other types of canceras well, including melanomas, colon carcinoma, non-sma...Gene responsible for cerebral venous abnormalities found
...aging, buteven MRI has limitations in this type of detection because there are some areasof the brain where CCM lesions could reside that are undetectable even with theuse of MRI. DNA testing will offer an accurate and less expensive method ofdetection, researchers said. According to Dr. Trilochan Sah...New model suggests that AIDS drugs may not abolish HIV infection
... "HIV viral load may stabilize below the levelof detection in many individuals receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy(HAART)," explains Dr. Paul. "In individuals on less intensive regimens, viralload may stabilize at higher levels." "A crucial insight into this issue is provided by studies of 'maint...Researchers advocate improved breast cancer screening techniques
...hing uniform techniqueswould likely increase early detection of the disease, according to researchersat Harvard...40 to 55. Experts agreethat a combination of early detection and timely treatment can and does savewomen's lives. A standardized clinical breast examination (CBE...... breast imaging techniques that can provide better detection ofmicrocalcifications--calcium-based particles tha... Such a technique could potentially provide early detection ofatherosclerosis (2aBB10). -- Sounding Out the Contents of Sealed Chemical Drums . Inside the 55...Racial disparity in lung cancer treatment must be overcome, UCSF specialists assert
...ar screening test for lung cancer to enhance early detection and reduce mortality, and many blacks do not undergopreventive screening for cancer because their physicians do not recommend thetests. Should effective lung-cancer screening become available, "we will needlarge-scale public health initiatives to ...A new ion channel involved in cell proliferation: evidence for its oncogenic potential
...n when expressed outside ofthe nervous system. The detection of this ion channel outside of the nervous system and/or out oftime is hence a marker for malignant transformation (cancer). In fact, severalcell lines derived from human tumors express the hEAG channel, whereas therespective normal tissue does not. ...Annals of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet - October 19, 1999
...k group thatshould be aggressively targeted for TB detection and treatment (Editorial, p.617). * * * Even Experienced Physicians Face Barriers Detecting Domestic Violence A new qualitative study of six focus groups of emergency department physicians,obstetrician/gynecologists and primary care physicians ......g objects pre-activatesareas of the brain's motion detection system before any moving objects appear.These area.... "This pre-activation may tune the motion detection pathway, allowing usto respond more strongly and selectively when an anticipated object appears,"say......lasma below 50 copies per milliliter of blood, the detection limit of the viralload assay used in the study. IL-2 is a regulatory protein of the immunesystem that has potent effects on the proliferation, differentiation andactivity of CD4+ T cells and other immune system cells. The researchers then used a se...